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CompletedNCT03724305RESISTUpdated Aug 22, 2024Results posted

Reduce Emotional Symptoms of Insomnia With SleepTreatment

An interventional study of Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Insomnia in Insomnia and Rumination, sponsored by Henry Ford Health System. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-22.

Sponsored by Henry Ford Health System · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
21
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this research is to test whether Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Insomnia (MBTI) significantly reduces symptoms of insomnia and cognitive arousal in patients with treatment-resistant insomnia.

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Cognitive-behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy are effective interventions for insomnia. Even so, about half of patients do not adequately respond to these treatments. Non-remission has been linked to high cognitive arousal that does not improve with traditional therapies. This study will examine the effects of mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia (MBTI) in a sample of patients who previously failed cognitive behavioral therapy and/or pharmacotherapy for insomnia.

This trial utilizes a single-arm, open label trial of MBTI. MBTI is delivered via telemedicine video in an individual therapy format.

Male and female participants who have insomnia, are age 18 and older, and who are recruited into the study will complete an initial assessment of their qualifications that are based on the severity of their insomnia symptoms, depression symptoms, and physical and mental health status. Eligible participants will undergo a clinical sleep interview and then complete 8 sessions of MBTI. Study outcomes are assessed via online survey before treatment, after treatment, and then a 6-month follow-up.

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Conditions studied

  • Insomnia
  • Rumination

Keywords

  • insomnia
  • nocturnal rumination
  • depression
  • mindfulness
  • mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia
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In context

Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

1,925 studies on the registry are indexed under Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; 612 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 21 is below the median of 72 across 1,689 interventional studies indexed under Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders.

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Lead sponsor

Henry Ford Health System is the lead sponsor of 303 studies on the registry; 50 are open to participants now.

Of its 37 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 24 (65%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Determination of insomnia (ISI>10)
  • Inadequate response to prior insomnia psychotherapy (e.g., CBTI) and/or pharmacotherapy per patient report.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Age \< 18
  • Current use of antidepressants for depression
  • Bipolar or Seizure disorders
  • Known sleep disorders other than insomnia (e.g. obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome).
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
21 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    MBTI

    Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Insomnia

    Behavioral: Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Insomnia

Interventions

  • BehavioralMindfulness-Based Therapy for Insomnia

    Mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia (MBTI) will use mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques to specifically target cognitive-emotional arousal associated with non-refractory insomnia.

    Also known as: MBTI

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Insomnia Severity Index

    Insomnia Severity Index Score (ISI; total score range 0-28, with higher scores indicating greater severity of insomnia symptoms)

    Time frame: Pre-treatment, post-treatment (7 weeks following initiation of treatment), and 6 months follow-up (6 months following conclusion of treatment)

  2. Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15 (FFMQ-15)

    Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - 15 (total scores ranges 15-75, with higher scores indicating someone who is more mindful in their everyday life.)

    Time frame: Pre-treatment, post-treatment (7 weeks after initiation of treatment), and 6 months follow-up (6 months following treatment conclusion)

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Results

Posted Aug 22, 2024

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneMBTI
Started21
Completed19
Not completed2

Outcome measures

PrimaryInsomnia Severity Index

Insomnia Severity Index Score (ISI; total score range 0-28, with higher scores indicating greater severity of insomnia symptoms)

Time frame:
Pre-treatment, post-treatment (7 weeks following initiation of treatment), and 6 months follow-up (6 months following conclusion of treatment)
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Insomnia Severity Index
score on a scaleMBTI
Pre-treatment16.42 ± 3.95
Post-treatment (7 weeks following initiation of treatment)8.37 ± 4.19
6 months follow-up (6 months following completion of treatment)11.72 ± 4.95
PrimaryFive Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15 (FFMQ-15)

Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - 15 (total scores ranges 15-75, with higher scores indicating someone who is more mindful in their everyday life.)

Time frame:
Pre-treatment, post-treatment (7 weeks after initiation of treatment), and 6 months follow-up (6 months following treatment conclusion)
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15 (FFMQ-15)
score on a scaleMBTI
Pre-treatment52.95 ± 8.3
Post-treatment57.42 ± 9.87
6 months follow-up55.50 ± 10.29

Adverse events

Collected over Subjects' self-report during treatment, post-treatment (7 weeks following initiation of treatment), and 6 months follow-up (6 months following conclusion of treatment). Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
MBTI0/21 (0%)0/21 (0%)0/21 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Patients with clinically significant insomnia symptoms (Insomnia Severity Index ≥ 11) and inadequate response to prior insomnia intervention per patient report.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)MBTI
Mean57.16 ± 14.69
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)MBTI
Female16
Male5
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)MBTI
Race/Ethnicity — Non-Hispanic White12
Race/Ethnicity — Non-Hispanic Black7
Race/Ethnicity — Others2
Insomnia Severity Index
Insomnia Severity Index(units on a scale)MBTI
Mean16.42 ± 3.95
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15 (FFMQ-15)
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15 (FFMQ-15)(units on a scale)MBTI
Mean52.95 ± 8.30
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Study locations

1 site
  • Henry Ford Health System - Columbus
    Novi, Michigan 48377, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Kalmbach DA, Cheng P, Ong JC, Reffi AN, Fresco DM, Fellman-Couture C, Ruprich MK, Sultan Z, Sagong C, Drake CL. Mindfulness-based therapy for insomnia alleviates insomnia, depression, and cognitive arousal in treatment-resistant insomnia: A single-arm telemedicine trial. Front Sleep. 2023 Mar 8;2:1072752. doi: 10.3389/frsle.2023.1072752. eCollection 2023. PubMed 41426462 ↗

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Mar 8, 2023
  • Informed consent form · Mar 26, 2021

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Sep 2020 to primary completion in Apr 2022, 19 months.

Results were first posted in Aug 2024, 2 years 4 months after primary completion.

Of 825 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, half reached primary completion within 20 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 41. This study's 19 months is close to that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 883 studies reached it within 19 months; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 39.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 25, 2018
First posted
Oct 30, 2018
StartActual
Sep 1, 2020
Primary completionActual
Apr 10, 2022
CompletionActual
Mar 8, 2023
Results first posted
Aug 22, 2024
Last update
Aug 22, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 22, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03724305
Responsible party
Christopher Drake (Principal Investigator, Henry Ford Health System) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 30, 2018
Start date
Sep 1, 2020
Primary completion
Apr 10, 2022
Completion
Mar 8, 2023
Results posted
Aug 22, 2024
Last update
Aug 22, 2024

Study contacts

Christopher L Drake, PhD
principal investigator · Henry Ford Health System

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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